Spindrift
Well-Known Member
I recently got my first mold from MP moulds, in Slovenia. A 3- cavity brass mold with removable pins, so you can make 180 grs flatpoints, or 175grs hollow points. The mold is beautiful, a work of art! The quality/price ratio here, is through the roof!
This is my first non-aluminium mold, so I had some «spinal re-programming» to do, but now I cast very nice bullets with it. I have started with the flat points, but will shortly make som HPs.
I also got handles from MP, they cost me the same as Lee handles (when shipping is taken into consideration). Nice handles, a bit more refined than Lee, a bit wider over the handles.
I have shot a few groups in my Howa .308. Pan lubed with homebrewed lube, tumble lube top coat, Hornady gas checks. Sized .309. Norma range pickups, WLRP. When starting with a new bullet, I usually test it with Viht N-110 first. This powder will reveal the accuracy potential of the bullet (17-19grs in the .308, 18- 20grs in the -06). Very, very good powder.
100m, prone position, support on a bag. Bit of wind today. Every circle represents a 1 MOA increment. This is a 5- shot, 1 MOA group, which is more or less similar to my results with match bullets with this rifle, and these conditions. Looking forward to further shooting and testing with this bullet. The group below was my best group, and by my standards it is good. What was even more pleasing is, I have (so far) had no bad groups. The bullet performs very consitently.
This is my first non-aluminium mold, so I had some «spinal re-programming» to do, but now I cast very nice bullets with it. I have started with the flat points, but will shortly make som HPs.
I also got handles from MP, they cost me the same as Lee handles (when shipping is taken into consideration). Nice handles, a bit more refined than Lee, a bit wider over the handles.
I have shot a few groups in my Howa .308. Pan lubed with homebrewed lube, tumble lube top coat, Hornady gas checks. Sized .309. Norma range pickups, WLRP. When starting with a new bullet, I usually test it with Viht N-110 first. This powder will reveal the accuracy potential of the bullet (17-19grs in the .308, 18- 20grs in the -06). Very, very good powder.
100m, prone position, support on a bag. Bit of wind today. Every circle represents a 1 MOA increment. This is a 5- shot, 1 MOA group, which is more or less similar to my results with match bullets with this rifle, and these conditions. Looking forward to further shooting and testing with this bullet. The group below was my best group, and by my standards it is good. What was even more pleasing is, I have (so far) had no bad groups. The bullet performs very consitently.
